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    Re: It's about time it's a LAW

    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmy 2 Shots View Post
    how can one prove that they're texting and not dialing

    Confiscat your phone, for evidence ya dingleberry. LOL says the time on yer phone

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    Re: It's about time it's a LAW

    I don't know for sure but in the comments it made it sound like that GPS part was worded poorly. I believe that applies to using something where you would be looking down at the phone reading directions off of it instead of something giving you voice commands.

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    Re: It's about time it's a LAW

    Inattentive driving, regardless of the reason, should be treated as driving under the influence. I believe statistically it is far more dangerous.

    Yes, it sucks to have to legislate common sense, but I would rather give up my superiority complex than someones life. It's real easy to say people shouldn't be that stupid right up until some stupid twat drives their Escalade 30 feet into your ass.

    I don't think the problem will ever be solved because we won't take it serious enough. That is until a politicians kid or Justin Bieber dies because of it.

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    Re: It's about time it's a LAW

    Quote Originally Posted by Pittenger5 View Post
    Or heres an idea, why not use THIS law (which is never enforced anyway): For example, an existing law, Chapter 90, section 13, allows police to cite for “impeded operation,” which covers everything from eating, combing your hair, having a dog in your lap, or using any electronic device, he said.
    to cite for 90/13 you have to prove that the activity in question is currently impeding or has impeded safe operation, which is not always easy to do. the new law is a per se violation, which means the mere fact it is occurring is enough to cite - even if it does not appear to be having a detrimental effect on safe operation.

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    Re: It's about time it's a LAW

    Quote Originally Posted by drop View Post
    to cite for 90/13 you have to prove that the activity in question is currently impeding or has impeded safe operation, which is not always easy to do. the new law is a per se violation, which means the mere fact it is occurring is enough to cite - even if it does not appear to be having a detrimental effect on safe operation.
    ^^ know's his shit!

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    I wasn't texting officer I was just updating my facebook status, which I just changed to pulled ovaaa

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    Re: It's about time it's a LAW

    Quote Originally Posted by Pittenger5 View Post
    Or just enforce unsafe driving laws that ARE on the books.
    YES!!! Exactly.
    Hell, I've seen State Troopers follow left laners for miles, right on their bumper, at 62 mph, without even giving them a little "whoop" on the horn!! WTF

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    Re: It's about time it's a LAW

    Quote Originally Posted by obsolete View Post
    Inattentive driving, regardless of the reason, should be treated as driving under the influence. I believe statistically it is far more dangerous.
    Its true. I drive WAY better drunk than I do with my knee while texting.

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    Re: It's about time it's a LAW

    Quote Originally Posted by CBR929RE View Post
    like I said there's a time stamp on the text. when you go to court you should be able to bring your phone bill with you and show that at the time of the ticket you don't any outgoing texts. easy enough to disprove if you actually weren't texting.

    if you don't have that proof, good luck getting the court to overturn the ticket.
    Remember the cops have the right to ask for your phone and if you deny them access to it..you can still be sited!

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    Re: It's about time it's a LAW

    Quote Originally Posted by schleppy View Post
    Sounds like we've got ourselves a driving texter

    But you're right Jim, it's going to be really hard to prove. I see a lot of court BS in the states future.
    A lot of court revenue..... remember everytime you appeal a ticket you're paying a non-refundable fee for the courts time.

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    Re: It's about time it's a LAW

    Saw on the news this morning that in states where texting-while-driving has been illegal for awhile, accident rates have actually gone up. Apparently, people are holding the phones lower while they are illegally texting so that they don't get caught, and this makes them even less attentive than they used to be when they could legally text with the phone up by the top of the steering wheel.

    I'm a grumpy old man that lives with two teen daughters and a wife who all love to text, but I'm still trying to figure out why anyone would text, ever. It's like a huge step backwards and it's absurdly expensive. I pay $30 a month for unlimited texting on three phones, and I also work in the telecom industry and know that texting uses almost no bandwidth and should be free.

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    Re: It's about time it's a LAW

    Quote Originally Posted by stoinkythepig View Post
    Saw on the news this morning that in states where texting-while-driving has been illegal for awhile, accident rates have actually gone up. Apparently, people are holding the phones lower while they are illegally texting so that they don't get caught, and this makes them even less attentive than they used to be when they could legally text with the phone up by the top of the steering wheel.

    I'm a grumpy old man that lives with two teen daughters and a wife who all love to text, but I'm still trying to figure out why anyone would text, ever. It's like a huge step backwards and it's absurdly expensive. I pay $30 a month for unlimited texting on three phones, and I also work in the telecom industry and know that texting uses almost no bandwidth and should be free.
    It is free if you get the right app for your phone. w00t w00t!

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    Re: It's about time it's a LAW

    Quote Originally Posted by ThisBitch View Post
    It is free if you get the right app for your phone. w00t w00t!
    You get to enjoy the same telecommunication disadvantages as the deaf, for free! lucky!

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    Quote Originally Posted by stoinkythepig View Post
    You get to enjoy the same telecommunication disadvantages as the deaf, for free! lucky!
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